GOV.UK
Female engineers play a vital role in Britain’s transport industry
On International Women in Engineering Day Transport Minister John Hayes encourages women to consider a career in engineering.
Department
for Transport
Bidders for 2 rail franchises named by government
Announcing companies in the running for the new West Coast Partnership and South Eastern rail franchise.
Additional hand luggage restrictions on some flights to the UK
Large phones, laptops and tablets not allowed in the cabin on flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Tunisia.
New Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport
Bernadette Kelly is the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport.
Lorry emissions checks to start at the roadside
From August 2017, roadside checks of lorries carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will include an emissions check.
Latest
-
Annual update on Crossrail 2017
- published
- Written statement to Parliament
-
Speeding offences and reported accidents involving speeding (SPE02)
- updated
- Statistical data set
-
Vehicle speed compliance statistics guidance
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.
DfT is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
-
Annual update on Crossrail 2017
- Written statement to Parliament
-
Almost £1 million awarded to 66 water rescue charities
- News story
Our consultations
-
RVAR exemption: S7 and S8 stock audio visual announcements
- Open consultation
-
RVAR exemption: Northern Line 95TS
- Open consultation
Our publications
Our statistics
-
Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain: 2016
- National Statistics
-
Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: January to March 2017
- Official Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
-
Bernadette Kelly CB
Permanent Secretary
-
David Prout
Director General High Speed 2 Group
-
Lucy Chadwick
Director General International, Security and Environment Group
-
Nick Joyce
Acting Director General Rail Group
-
Jonathan Moor CBE FCA
Director General Resources and Strategy Group
-
Tricia Hayes
Director General for Roads, Devolution and Motoring Group
-
Nick Olley
General Counsel
-
Professor Phil Blythe CEng FIET
DfT Chief Scientific Adviser
-
Ed Smith CBE, FCA, CPFA, Hon DUniv, Hon LLDs
Lead non-executive director, DfT
-
Richard Brown CBE
Non-executive board member, DfT
-
Tony Poulter
Non-executive board member, DfT
-
Mary Reilly
Non-executive board member, DfT
Contact DfT
Office address and general enquiries
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
Contact form https://forms.dft.gov....
Switchboard 0300 330 3000
We aim to respond within 20 working days.
We may send your personal data to other transport organisations if they are best placed to answer your inquiry.
Media enquiries
Media enquiries: Newsdesk (Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm)
020 7944 3021
Urgent media enquiries out of hours
020 7944 4292
The Department for Transport press office only deals with enquiries from the media.
If you're not a member of the media, please use the switchboard line
0300 330 3000
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
- Make a new request by contacting us at:
High profile groups within DfT
Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. Find out about our commitment to publishing in Welsh. Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on Social media use.